World League

Imperial Stadium
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bruno Sayvion kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Bearnaise EA booed when Red Reign was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabian Cerdeño didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dawid Ratulowski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jan-Erik Kjellberg went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Sayvion in the 9th minute of play forced Red Reign's goalkeeper Dawid Ratulowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute Maximo Villamarin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Svante Björkdahl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Svante Björkdahl came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Red Reign's Maximo Villamarin. But to his dismay, Maximo Villamarin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. A sloppy throw-in by Fabian Cerdeño in the 14th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Bearnaise EA's Matz Kęd. Dawid Ratulowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Sayvion in the 15th minute of play. In the 19thth minute of the game Bruno Sayvion who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Red Reign's Dawid Ratulowski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Bearnaise EA getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Adam Jarek hit a great ball. In the 21st minute Zigor Ardanza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Svante Björkdahl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dawid Ratulowski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bruno Sayvion went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Dawid Ratulowski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bruno Sayvion went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Dawid Ratulowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Sayvion, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maximo Villamarin to make the kick off. Leonardo Mårtensson made in the 51st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Edgar Malmberg however managed to control. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximo Villamarin in the 55th minute of play forced Bearnaise EA's goalkeeper Svante Björkdahl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan-Erik Kjellberg got free with Dawid Ratulowski in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The throw-in from Leonardo Mårtensson in the 63rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Red Reign's Ismael Blanco. After a defensive mix-up in Bearnaise EA's zone, Maximo Villamarin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Svante Björkdahl came out of the goal and Maximo Villamarin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Sayvion in the 66th minute of play forced Red Reign's goalkeeper Dawid Ratulowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Svante Björkdahl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximo Villamarin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bruno Sayvion who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 73rdth minute tested the skills of Dawid Ratulowski when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Red Reign's Pablo Beloso was substituted for Leoverliz Barrutia. After 76 minutes Red Reign's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Guido Python who took care of the corner kick. Rasmus Pedersson was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Red Reign's Dawid Ratulowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan-Erik Kjellberg in the 79th minute of play. Dawid Ratulowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan-Erik Kjellberg in the 80th minute of the match. Red Reign's Maximo Villamarin got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Maximo Villamarin came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Red Reign fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Maximo Villamarin couldn't finish the play. The Bearnaise EA supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Bearnaise EA would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.